Garswood railway station

Garswood
Location
Place	Garswood
Local authority	St Helens
Coordinates	53.4881°N 2.672°W / 53.4881; -2.672
Operations
Station code	GSW
Managed by	Northern Rail
Number of platforms	2
Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries
Annual rail passenger usage
2004/05 *	124,319
2005/06 *	133,799
2006/07 *	141,321
2007/08 *	147,315
2008/09 *	306,540
2009/10 *	295,446
Passenger Transport Executive
PTE	Merseytravel
Zone	A1
History
Original company	Lancashire Union Railway
Pre-grouping	London and North Western Railway
Post-grouping	London Midland and Scottish Railway
1 December 1869	Opened
National Rail - UK railway stations
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
* Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Garswood from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year.

Garswood railway station serves the village of Garswood in the Metropolitan Borough of St Helens, Merseyside, England. It is situated on the Liverpool to Wigan Line. The station, and all trains calling there, are operated by Northern Rail.

Services

During Monday to Saturday daytimes, Garswood is served by trains every 30 minutes between Liverpool Lime Street and Wigan North Western. After 20.00, the service reduces to one train every hour in each direction.

On Sundays the service is hourly in each direction, with a two-hourly service beyond Wigan to Preston & Blackpool North.

History

The station was opened on 1 December 1869 by the Lancashire Union Railway on their route between St Helens and Blackburn.

External links

• Train times and station information for Garswood railway station from National Rail

Preceding station	National Rail			Following station
St Helens Central		Northern Rail Liverpool to Wigan Line		Bryn Wigan North Western on Sundays
	Historical railways
Carr Mill		London and North Western Railway Lancashire Union Railway		Bryn